Bumper.



H. BARMER BUMPER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. H3, 1'918.

MEE.

HERBERT BARNETT, OF KINGSTON, ONTARIO, CANADA.

BUMPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 18, 1918. Serial No. 267,282.

Be it known that-I, HERBERT BARNETT, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bumpers, ication.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bumpers or fenders for automobiles and the principal object of the of which the following is a speciinvention is to provide the. fender with a plurality of springs whereby the shock of the tender striking an object will be absorbed and not transmitted to the vehicle.

Another object-ot theinvention is to provide a device of this character which is simple and durable in construction, reliable and eiticient in operation and one which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

'lhe invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specilieally iointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the' accompanying drawings wherein like elizlracters denote like oi' corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:-l

Figure l 'is a lplan View of niy improved bumper 'placed on the forward end of an automobile. y

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detailed view partly in sections showing the manner of connecting the leatl spring to the tender.

Fig. 3 is a side view of an automobile with the bumper shown iii vertical section.

in these views the front springs of the automobile are shown at l and my fender is secured to these springs by the plates 2. The

`plates may be. clamped to the springs in any suitable way. 3 represents a casing secured to each plate and :ontaining a spiral spring 4.. 5 is a piston sliding in said casing and acting2 against said spring. 6 indicates a bracket carried by the piston rod 7 andthis bracket is suitably clamped to a. curved or semi-elliptical spring 8 having its ends bolted to the bumper 9. The bolts 10 pass through slots 11 in said bumper so that the bumper will have a certain amount of movement on the springs. I place a. spiral spring l2 in the curve of each of the springs 8 with the ends of said springs12 suitably connected tosaid spring lS. These spiral. springs will resist the spreading movement of the curved springs. `The bumperfmay be made of channel iron or of any other desired shape.

It will thus be seen that vI utilize a plural- Aity Qfsprings to resist the rearward movement of the bumper soy that the danger of injuring the automobile by collision is reduced to a minimum.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

-I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the `construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several,

Patented Apr. l2a, isis.

parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the a-ppended claims What l claim is: 1 l

1. A fender for automobiles comprising a easing, a coiledl spring the-rein, a piston in the casing acting against said spring, a rod connected with said piston, 'a curved spring connected with said rod, a bumper connected with said curved spring and a spiral spring connected with the curved spring for resisting spreading nioveinent of the same.

2. A fender for automobiles comprising a pair ot casings, a, coiled spring in each easing, a piston in each casing, a rod on each piston, a pair of curved springs connected with said rods, a bumper adjustably secured to said curved springs and a spiral spring connected with the. iimer sides ofleach of the `curved springs.

ln testimony whereof l ailix in signature.

HERBERT BAIRNETT. 

